Portable looking-glass frame and holder.



No. 652,9l3. Patented July 3, I900. e. F. COLBEBT.

PORTABLE LOOKING GLASS FRAME AND HOLDER.

(Application filed Jan. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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" NITED STATE PORTABLE LOOKING-GLASS FRAME AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,913, dated July 3, 1900.

Application filed January 27,1990. Serial No. 2,980. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. Connnnna citizen of the United States of America, residingat No. 409 Lincoln avenue, Pittsburg, in

the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Looking-Glass Frames and Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved portable and folding looking-glass frame; and it consists'in certain details of construction and combination of parts, as will be fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a frame for looking-glasses thatjmay be folded to occupy but little space and also to provide a means whereby the said glass may easily be removed from the said frame for the purpose of safety in packing and transportation from place to place.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved lookingglass frame and holder, which is constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the holders detached from the frame.

To construct a looking-glass frame and holder in accordance with my invention, I form from thin strips of sheet metal two semicircular base-pieces 8 and 9,the one anal* ogous to the other, and attach the two together, by means of a bolt 7, in a manner that will permit the one piece 8 to fold over the 0ther,as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1 of the. drawings. These two pieces 8 and 9 when opened, as shown 'in the drawings, form a base for the frame 2 of the looking-glass 1 and are connected to the said frame2 by the same bolt 7 above mentioned. This connecting-bolt will'permit the three parts 2, 8, and 9 to revolve independent the one from the other, thereby providing a means whereby the frame 2 may be revolved to any desired position. Attached to the upper part of the frame 2 are two holders, (see Fig. 3,) the one arranged opposite to the other, each of which consists of a casting 3, having a groove 5, and an integral threaded shank 4, which, by means of a nut 6, affords a means of connecting the said holders to the frame 2. These holders 3, above described, are attached loosely to the frame and are free to revolve and are adapted to takea frictional hold upon the edges of the glass and confine the said glass in position by the spring or elasticity of the frame.

If it is desired, an angular or square frame, such as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1, may be used in place of the semicircular form.

WVhen it is desired to pack'the frame for transportation in a valise or case, the basepieces 8 and 9 are folded the one over the other, and, if desired, the glass 1 maybe withdrawn from the holders 3 and packed sepa rately for safety.

Various slight modifications and changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a mirror, the frame thereof, consisting of the base formed in two semicircular sections, the one capable of bein g folded within the other, andwhen opened the one section at right angles with the other to form a base, 'a bolt 'or rivet 7 joining the one section with the other,a metallic springframe connected to the base by the said bolt or rivet, the clips or holders 3 pivotally connected to opposite sides of the frame, each of which consists of a casting, provided with a V-shaped groove, and adapted to take a frictional hold upon the edges of the glass and confine the same in position by the spring or elasticity of the frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af fixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE F. COLBERT.

Witnesses:

JOHN GROETZINGER, H. E. BEosER. 

